MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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